Question for you older guys

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Having a toddler of my own now, I'm getting some taste of modern day Sesame Street. Which made my wife and I recall our youth.


My question is....was everyone either on cocaine or LSD in the late 70s?






It seemed weird as a kid. Seems much weirder now.
BTW, comments are worth the click.

[StagLefty]

Can you type a little louder sonny ? Sorry that was way after my childhood.

[MarkCO]

In hindsight, the start of the Liberal assault.

[theGinsue]

It's been almost 20 years since I've seen Sesame Street, when my kids were still little. I remeber enjoying Sesame Street when I was a kid, but as a parent of young kids it did seem very weird to me - especially hippie-ish. I've got a 2 1/2 yo grandson (and a granddauter due TOMORROW) but my daughter and SIL aren't into letting him watch Sesame Street; just too wierd for them I suppose.

My grandson is SMART (way smarter than I ever was) and watches Nick Jr. He absorbs things from those shows that surprises me and it's helped him learn things that I wouldn't expect until he was 8 yo. Entertaining yet educational shows there.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Not everyone was but a significant portion of the "creative" types were tuning out and turning on. For all their supposed educational reputation, I found "Fat Albert" and "Schoolhouse Rock" much better than "Sesame Street" or "The Electric Company".

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Fat Albert was OK, but I don't know about Bill Cosby and that magic pen.

That said, what in the world is this?



This hat bothered me at least as much as those tripped out cartoons above.

[Gman]

My question is....was everyone either on cocaine or LSD in the late 70s?

Hey, man, it was the '70s. Ever watch H.R. Pufnstuf?

Yeah, drugs may have had an influence.

Here's another from the Krofft brothers;


...and another;

[Gman]

...but wait, there's more;


Anybody else remember watching Land of the Lost?


Many of us didn't create the '70s, we survived them. When your options were Lucille Ball re-runs and Gilligan's Island, what's a kid to do?


Scholastic Rock was awesome...and still is applicable.

[Bailey Guns]

My kids loved Sesame St in the late 80s. I liked it cuz they'd sit and watch it for an hour and be still and quiet...a fruit roll-up for a snack. Simpler times 30 years ago.

[Zundfolge]

Children's programming from back then was sure weird.

On of our neighbors mother and father were the couple that did New Zoo Review. She says her mom still has to keep her social media pretty well locked down because of the "odd" communications she gets from fans.